Here I am, holding back a giggle, probably embarrassed at my getup. This photo pretty much caught the entire costume (sans corsage) for the homecoming hoopla…pink polyester gown with silver sequined trim, pageant gloves, matching shoes and clutch bag…clutch bag, heh. Believe me, the next time those accessories saw daylight, it was on their way to Goodwill. The really girly things were, and have since been, totally lost on me.
Okay, here are Alan and me. Apparently there were two cameras in operation that night, hence the b&w and color. That hair. Wow. I remember my mother taking me to this beauty school on King Street in Alexandria, and for near-to-nothing the students practiced their skills on ya. Whoever did my hair was a real Houdini ’cause believe it or not, my hair was only a little below chin length. That evening everyone asked, “How’d they do that???” I may have answered with two words…Aqua Net. I’ll have to post a photo of my hair the next day…I couldn’t get it to lay flat for anything.
Poor Alan. I think I was the first in a line of high school gals who didn’t have real dates, i.e., boyfriends, and hit him up as an escort. But he always obliged. Lucky us.
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Well don’t you look like you’re ready to walk the runway in the miss america pageant. I love it. Alan was a real pal and a good sport it sounds like.
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Ha! Exactly, ann! The evening gown competition, I think. Yeah, Alan was great. I miss him.
You looked lovely…Alan was a lucky guy, even if you weren’t his real date…
Thanks, drjay. Nice of you to say so. He was a good guy, and I hope he’s remembered elsewhere like he is here.
I have to show my wife this picture. Same dress (almost), same hairdo in her prom picture. What a warm smile! Hope you and Alan had fun.
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Ha! That’s funny. I don’t doubt that there were plenty of these dresses and do’s out there…at least in ’69. We always had fun together because we were both cut ups. We were never serious, even when we should’ve been!
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I love, love, LOVE it. You are just so darn pretty in pink! You and Alan look great together and I bet y’all had a good time. (Maybe you should re-think the girly thing…)
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Awww, thanks, Grace. Yeah, we always had a good time together. Unfortunately, I don’t think I could pull off the girly thing. I think it’s best I let sleeping dogs lie!
As prom dresses go, it’s pretty nice — simple and tasteful. You both look cute! Girly is ok every once in a while. I also had a pink prom dress (which I hated). Wonder where those pictures are. I went with D.
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As I remember, this was the only dress I could find that fit me, so I guess I was pretty lucky that it wasn’t totally horrid. It’s kinda funny that I bared my arms here, while in later gowns I was practically wrapped from head to toe. I hope you come across your prom pics—I’d love to see them and I bet you (and D) were super cute!
I agree with Jennifer–that it really is simple and tasteful for a prom dress. You looked beautiful that night and I love the pics.
My prom dress was scarlet red with silver trim. I haven’t checked the pictures lately but in my mind’s eye I must have looked like a high-price hooker. How embarrassing!
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Thanks, Lydia, and I’m glad you like the pics. Yeah, the dress could’ve been worse, so I count myself lucky. The red dress sounds beautiful and I bet it’s not as embarrassing as you imagine! I’d love to see pics some time!
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Great images Holly. You do look amazing but I smiled, girlie stuff is pretty much lost on me too.
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Thanks, Chrissy. Yeah, I’m all for the comfy stuff, and a formal just doesn’t cut it!
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Wow, I think you look fantastic! We don’t have homecoming or prom here (although I think some schools may have introduced prom now, but not in my day) so that whole thing of the dress and who your date would be was something I never had to do. Good job – I hated dressing up and let’s just say there was never a queue of boys to ask me out :)
I don’t do girly either, but your dress really is lovely, pretty and simple. And what a lovely smile!
Thanks, Bird, and I had no queue, either! Thank goodness for Alan’s graciousness. I don’t know what happened to that dress…I think it was left behind somehow. Too bad, as I think it might be a good vintage candidate for eBay. Ah well… .
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